88081
ZIP 88081 is Chaparral, New Mexico, mostly in Otero County; area code 575; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Otero +1 more
- Metro area
- Alamogordo, NM
- Population
- 19,663
- Coordinates
- 32.2194, -106.2937
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Where 88081 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 88081 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBOBB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 88,081 = 7 × 12583. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101100000010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 88072 (Vado, NM, 20 mi away) and 88101 (Clovis, NM, 236 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 88081 becomes 18088 — and that is a real ZIP code: Walnutport, PA, 1,796 miles away.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01888, 08818, 18088, 80818). The farthest-flung twin is 01888 in Woburn, MA, 2,039 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯679 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 88081 and you would come out at 32.22°S, 73.71°E — 1,197 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
- 📏 At 376.8 square miles of land, 88081 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 286 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 19,663This ZIP19,663 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,060This ZIP5,060 |
| Housing units | 5,940This ZIP5,940 |
| Median age | 32.4This ZIP32.4New Mexico39.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $46,017This ZIP$46,017New Mexico$64,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $109,300This ZIP$109,300New Mexico$248,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $853This ZIP$853New Mexico$1,067US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.9%This ZIP9.9% |
| Mean commute | 29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min |
| Population density | 52.2 / sq miThis ZIP52.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 105This ZIP105 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,288This ZIP1,288 |
| Annual payroll | $51,513,000This ZIP$51,513,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,620This ZIP6,620 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $221,681,000This ZIP$221,681,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 376.79 sq miThis ZIP376.79 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Counties 88081 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Otero County | 89.7% |
| Doña Ana County | 10.3% |
Other place names in 88081
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 88081
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
88002 | White Sands Missile Range, NM | 14.7 mi |
88342 | Orogrande, NM | 16.0 mi |
88072 | Vado, NM | 19.7 mi |
88011 | Las Cruces, NM | 19.8 mi |
79934 | El Paso, TX | 20.3 mi |
88048 | Mesquite, NM | 21.8 mi |
88024 | Berino, NM | 21.8 mi |
79924 | El Paso, TX | 23.0 mi |
88052 | Organ, NM | 24.0 mi |
79911 | El Paso, TX | 24.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 88081?
88081 is in Chaparral, New Mexico, in Otero County, part of the Alamogordo, NM micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2194, -106.2937.
What county is 88081 in?
88081 spans 2 counties: Otero County and Doña Ana County. Most of it falls in Otero County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 88081?
Chaparral uses area code 575, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 88081 in?
88081 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 88081?
About 19,663 people live in ZIP code 88081, in 5,060 households, at 52.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What is the median household income in 88081?
$46,017 a year, against $64,059 across New Mexico.
What ZIP codes are near 88081?
The closest are 88002 (14.7 mi), 88342 (16 mi), 88072 (19.7 mi), 88011 (19.8 mi) and 79934 (20.3 mi).
Is 88081 a PO Box ZIP code?
88081 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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